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Amend the resolution, page 2, by deleting lines 14 through 16 and inserting:
“committee of at least nine members, who are not Legislators, as follows:
1. At least one representative of the Retired Public Employees of Nevada or its successor organization;
2. At least one representative of the Nevada Association of Counties, or its successor organization, or the Nevada League of Cities, or its successor organization;
3. At least one representative of the State of Nevada Employees Association or its successor organization;
4. At least one person who possesses knowledge concerning the management of risk or the management of insurance trusts;
5. At least one provider of health insurance;
6. The Executive Officer of the Board of the Public Employees’ Benefits Program; and
7. Representatives of other local public employee organizations and representatives of public employers; and be it further”.
Amend the resolution, page 2, line 19, by deleting “premiums” and inserting:
“premiums, equitable employee contributions based upon actual costs to this state”.
Amend the resolution, page 2, line 27, by deleting “operation” and inserting:
“statewide operation or the regional operation”.
Amend the resolution, page 2, by deleting lines 38 through 40 and inserting:
“8. The feasibility and desirability of establishing a program similar to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, which provides a choice through local and national carriers;”.
Amend the resolution, page 2, by deleting line 43 and inserting:
“their service;
10. Consideration of requiring nonstate public employers’ benefit plans to include reinstatement rights for their retirees, as currently required by the Public Employees’ Benefits Program;
11. Consideration of options for prefunding retiree health benefits for all members of the Public Employees’ Benefits Program;
12. Consideration of a state subsidy mechanism providing for a specific dollar amount or a specific percentage of the cost for employees and separately for their dependents, including an appropriate funding method;
13. A review of this state’s retiree subsidy formula for past, present and future retirees and an appropriate funding method to address the current structural deficit;
14. Consideration of the feasibility, desirability and financial impact of authorizing large groups of participants to withdraw from the Public Employees’ Benefits Program to obtain group insurance from other sources;
15. Consideration of the feasibility and financial impact of the State of Nevada forming one or more purchasing coalitions with surrounding states or private entities, or both; and
16. An analysis and review of issues related to:
(a) Pharmaceutical programs that are designed to reduce the price of prescription drugs for:
(1) Persons of low income in this state;
(2) Enrollees in this state’s health benefits plan; and
(3) Participants in programs administered by this state that make available or provide prescription drugs;
(b) Prescription drug buying clubs that are used in other states and the potential for such clubs to assist the residents of this state in reducing their expenses for prescription drugs;
(c) Methods to access manufacturer rebates for prescription drugs to assist the residents of this state in reducing their expenses for prescription drugs;
(d) Interagency bulk purchasing and interstate buying of prescription drugs to reduce the prices of prescription drugs for this state’s programs and health benefits plan;
(e) Methods to negotiate for lower prices on prescription drugs and a plan to carry out the methods; and
(f) Methods to control the prices of prescription drugs for this state’s programs that provide pharmaceutical assistance to persons of low income in this state and for enrollees in this state’s health benefits plan; and be it further”.